Business Travel, Telework, Ecotourism in Latest Issue of EL Insights
As mobile technologies become more affordable and reliable, telecommuting will be an attractive option (although, still less than 2% of US employees telecommute), according to the latest issue of EL...
View ArticleNew Business Requirement: Right-Sizing Environmental Footprints
Until recently, the term environmental footprint didn’t register on most people’s radars. Now organizations and their publics are increasingly paying attention to environmental footprints. Many large...
View ArticleRoundup – NBC Universal, Kimberly-Clark, Siemens
NBC Universal launches environmental application Waste & Recycling News Siemens Predicts Green Technology Sales of 40 Billion Euros Bloomberg BusinessWeek Kimberly-Clark to offset trade show carbon...
View ArticleENXSUITE Upgrades Energy Performance Management Platform
ENXSUITE has released version 6.0 of its energy management platform that automates energy and sustainability performance management to help businesses manage energy during organizational change,...
View ArticleWal-Mart, Walgreens Tackle Energy Use
Retail chains like Wal-Mart and Walgreens are working to reduce energy use as part of their overall business strategy to cut operational costs. In these cases, Wal-Mart Puerto Rico has opted to...
View ArticleEnvironmental Enforcement Roundup: Indianapolis Sewer Agreement; EPA Nixes...
Environmental Leader’s daily roundup of key environmental enforcement news EPA Agrees to Modify Indianapolis Sewer Agreement The Department of Justice, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, and...
View ArticleTyson Foods, Syntroleum Partner to Turn Grease into Fuel
Dynamic Fuels, a 50/50 joint venture of Syntroleum and Tyson Foods, has opened the first U.S. commercial-scale biofuel production plant that converts animal fats and greases into renewable fuels. Tyson...
View ArticleXerox Gets One Step Closer to Zero Waste Goal
Xerox has launched a new return and recycling program, aimed at recovering more toner and supplies for reuse. It also gives customers more choices in returning used imaging supplies such as toner...
View ArticleUSGBC Requests Public Comment for LEED Program Update
The U.S. Green Building Council (USGBC) is requesting public comment on a proposed update to the LEED green building rating system as part of the organization’s continuous improvement process and...
View ArticleWells Fargo to Fund $100M in U.S. Solar Projects
Wells Fargo will invest more than $100 million by the end of 2011 to fund the development of solar photovoltaic power projects throughout the U.S. by GCL-Poly, a subsidiary GCL Solar Energy. These...
View Article‘The Story of Electronics’ By The Story of Stuff Project
The Story of Stuff Project has released a new animated movie, The Story of Electronics. Hosted by Annie Leonard, the creator of the hit viral video The Story of Stuff, the film takes on the electronics...
View ArticleEnergy Efficiency is One of the Best Ways to Cut GHG Emissions, say Federal...
Seventy-nine percent of U.S. federal government agency purchasing decision makers believe that energy efficiency is one of the most effective ways to meet energy needs, reduce energy costs and lower...
View ArticleMaking Transportation More Sustainable
It shouldn’t take a 60-mile long traffic jam, like the recent mega-snarl in China, to illustrate that the world’s present modes of transportation are unsustainable. While U.S. drivers haven’t been...
View ArticleEnvironmental Enforcement Roundup: EPA Works with Border Protection; EPA...
Environmental Leader’s daily roundup of key environmental enforcement news EPA Works with U.S. Customs and Border Protection to Enforce the Clean Air Act The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency...
View ArticleCargill, Cisco, DHL, Timberland among Green Supply Chain Winners
Cargill, Cisco, DHL, and Timberland are among a host of companies that have earned the Supply & Demand Chain Executive’s Green Supply Chain Award. The magazine’s ranking recognizes companies that...
View ArticleEnergy, Water Sustainability Interview With Dow, IBM
Cindy Mascone, Editor-in-Chief of Chemical Engineering Progress, interviews David A. Klanecky, Global Research & Development Director, Dow Water & Process Solutions, and Spike Narayan, IBM...
View ArticleEPA Releases GHG Permitting Guidance
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has released a guidance document and tools to help state and local officials identify pollution reduction options and start issuing permits for power...
View ArticleRoundup – ThinkEco, US Navy, NatureWorks
‘Smart’ plugs ready to quash office stand-by power CNET Natureworks touts PLA greenhouse gas record Plastics News Greenfleet Online: Navy Unveils Energy, Environment, Climate Change Website US Navy...
View ArticleWal-Mart, Seventh Generation, Tetra Pak Test Drive Earthster LCA Tool
Earthster is collaborating with Wal-Mart, Seventh Generation, and Tetra Pak to create an open, data commons and lifecycle assessment (LCA) tool for product designers, manufacturers, suppliers and...
View ArticleInvestment Firm Pressures Starbucks, Google for Sustainability Committees
Harrington Investments has introduced binding bylaw amendments at Starbucks and Google, which encourages the boards of directors to create a standing committee to set company policy on environmental...
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